97 m. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams stand firm as Class of 92 battle on

Williams into last eight with 13-10 win over VafaeiO’Sullivan cruises into 6-2 lead over Pang JunxuAmid all the talk of Chinese domination, the Class of 92 show no sign of giving way just yet. On the eighth day of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams and John Higgins all rolled back the years.There have been plenty of shocks so far, but the three legends of the game are made of tough stuff. Williams is 50, the other two 49, but the class remains. They have won 14 world titles between them and who would bet against that figure rising to 15 a week on Monday? Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Netflix series fans are already calling 'the best of 2025' after binging episodes in just one day

Netflix subscribers have been quick to binge through the series

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1 hour ago Eberechi Eze leads Crystal Palace to greatest day and further raises hope of historic end to season

Eberechi Eze set the tone with the opening goal as Crystal Palace booked a place in this season’s FA Cup final

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1 hour ago Willie Mullins wins trainers' title at Sandown but suffers heartbreaking loss

Mullins v Skelton went down to the final day of the jumps season at Sandown Park. However the Mullins stable sadly suffered the loss of Dancing City in the bet365 Gold Cup

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2 h. ago England hold on to claim Women’s Six Nations grand slam with one

England 43-42 FranceDow and Sing score twice before visitors’ late fightbackThere was a moment after France’s Joanna Grisez scored where fans were wondering if this would be the day England’s stranglehold on this competition came to an end. The Red Roses were 31-7 up after 23 minutes, but a resolute France cut back the lead to one point in the final minute. A French knock-on ended the game and the sheer pressure the hosts were under was plain to see by the wild celebrations by the England players at full-time. Despite the nervous ending for England, they not only retained the trophy at Twickenham but claimed a seventh successive title. England’s victory stretched their winning run in this tournament to 34 games and 25 in all competitions.The Red Roses are used to lifting silverware, but the trophy they are hunting will be on the line in the next game they could play here in five months’ time in the Rugby World Cup final. That has eluded them since 2014 and it remains their main targ...

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3 h. ago Enzo Maresca praises Chelsea’s display as they move closer to Champions League

Everton were beaten at Stamford Bridge.

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3 h. ago Drunk sex offender died after falling down stairs day after he got out of jail

At the time of Anthony Payne's death a warrant for his arrest was outstanding

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3 h. ago Anger flares at Just Stop Oil's 'last day of action' in London

Anger flares at Just Stop Oil's 'last day of action' in London  BBC

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4 h. ago Championship roundup: Cardiff relegated while Luton stun Coventry

Cardiff’s 0-0 draw with West Brom seals Welsh club’s fateBaptiste’s late Luton winner hurts Sky Blues’ playoff oddsCardiff have been relegated on a dramatic day at the bottom of the Championship, with Plymouth left on the brink and Hull pulled into the bottom three.Cardiff were held 0-0 at home by West Brom and are now bottom after Plymouth won 2-1 at Preston. However, Argyle’s poor goal difference means they stand no real chance of survival. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Here's exactly what to eat before running the London Marathon

The way you fuel your body on the big day can make or break your performance, so here's a guide on the food you should eat before and on marathon morning. From meals to snacks, we've got you covered

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4 h. ago Hamilton 0 Livingston 3: Accies well beaten as ravenous Lions take title bid to final day

Accies fell to their 19th defeat of the season as David Martindale's Livi went level on points with Falkirk at the summit

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5 h. ago England v France: Women’s Six Nations grand slam decider – live

Live news from the 4.45pm BST kick-off at TwickenhamSarah Rendell’s preview | And you can drop Luke an emailThere are two games to think about at Twickenham on Saturday, the one the Red Roses will play in, and the one they want to play in. The first is their grand slam decider against France, which kicks off at 4.45pm. The second – at the same venue, five months and one day later – is the World Cup final which, if everything goes as the team hopes at the Stadium of Light, Franklin’s Gardens, Ashton Gate and the other grounds they will visit between now and then, will be the next game they play at the home of English rugby.Mitchell makes nine changes. The women’s world player of the year, Ellie Kildunne, is ruled out by injury so Gloucester-Hartpury’s Emma Sing will start at full-back. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Driver ‘faces off’ with Just Stop Oil protesters on ‘last day of action’

Just Stop Oil announced the group would stop direct action after it had won its demand to end new oil and gas.

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5 h. ago Detained Chinese immigrants carved their anguish into a wall a century ago. Those words inspired a ballet

Oakland Ballet Company takes on a harrowing chapter of US-Chinese history with a piece about Angel Island, ‘the Ellis Island of the west’One sunny March day on Angel Island, a hilly landmass in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, a dancer with a 40-ft braid attached to her head glided across a narrow concrete walkway. The audience sat on chairs in front of a long wooden building: a former detention center where – from 1910 to 1940 – half a million people, the majority Chinese, were held for months, even years, in prison-like conditions.Sometimes called “the Ellis Island of the west”, Angel Island’s immigration station is the unlikely setting, and inspiration, for an ambitious new work by the Oakland Ballet Company. It’s based on the people from 80 countries who were confined to the the island’s detention center, which was the result of the Chinese Exclusion Act and other racist laws designed to keep Asian people out of the United States. In response, the detainees carved over 200 p...

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5 h. ago Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca sends Cole Palmer message after Nicolas Jackson ends goal drought

Enzo Maresca claims he never doubted Nicolas Jackson after the Chelsea striker netted his first goal in over four months in the 1-0 win over Everton at Stamford Bridge

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5 h. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca thrilled by 'nasty' win over Everton as Champions League race hots up

Blues had to stand up to a late fightback to hold on to all three points

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6 h. ago Funeral of Pope Francis: John Swinney at 'very moving' funeral as Scots mark death of Pope

"Although it's a sad day for the Catholic Church , it's a day where we can celebrate a great leader, so we want to be part of it."

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6 h. ago How common is YOUR wedding day? Use our tool to find out how many couples you share your anniversary with...

Did you get married on August 28? If the answer's 'yes', you have the most common anniversary, according to official statistics.

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6 h. ago India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack

Tensions between the nuclear-armed countries have escalated after attack killed 26 people in disputed territory Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged gunfire across the volatile frontier in Kashmir for a second day, amid spiralling tensions after a brazen attack that killed 26 people at a popular tourist resort.The massacre has sent relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours into a dangerous downward spin. India and Pakistan have fought three wars, two over Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is divided between them but claimed fully by both. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Liverpool star Darwin Nunez appears to delete tweet calling out Arne Slot decision

Darwin Nunez appeared to criticise his manager Arne Slot in a swiftly-deleted and cryptic post on social media, the day before Liverpool's match against Tottenham

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